Favourite nail art of 2012 + blogging resolutions!

I saw some other bloggers do their favourites of 2012 and thought it was a good idea, so here you go! I can't really show one design per month of the year though, as I only started Nailed it NZ in May. 

I'm still going to do 12 designs (in no particular order) and plan to do the same thing each year!

I should note that these are my personal favourites, not the most 'liked' or viewed or whatever. I'll say what I like about each one as I go through them :). You can click on the name of the nails to see the post about them!

1. Pukeko nails.

I did these for one of the Take Two challenges, and loved them. They were inspired by an artwork and I was just really stoked that they worked out, and were definitely a step forward in becoming a better nail artist. I particularly like the water - the sponged-on gradient worked well!

2. Anastasia nail art.

These looked better in real life than in the photos, but I still like them! Again, it was a real step forward in learning how to do the more arty side of nail art. And hey, I loooove the movie Anastasia, how could I NOT pick these?

3. Purple, Green and gold water-marbling.

I love water-marbled nails and these turned out particularly well! The gold glitter really made it - it's China Glaze's "Blonde Bombshell."

4. Marmite nails.

I like these because they're very Kiwi, and I'm super proud to be a New Zealander! Plus I love marmite. The detail is far from perfect but I'm still stoked it's legible.

5. Sunflower nail art.

Sunflowers are one of my favourite flowers, so that's one of the reasons I like these! Plus floral nails are just awesome :)

6. Dolphin nail art.

These were my first nails to get popular, and the only ones so far to get really popular on Tumblr! Well, only ones that I've gotten the credit for anyway. Plus I just really like them - the waves are probably my favourite part.

7. Nemo fish nail art

These are my all-time favourites at the moment! I don't mean to sound stuck up, but I just like everything about them!

8. Tribal print nails.

This was another one I loved because it was a step forward and taught me to push myself! It's a pattern I copied from another nail artist and had always though it would be too hard for me to do :)

9. Random colour blocking with stripes.

Simple, but effective. These ones are great for more everyday wear and I love the colour combinations.

10. Converse chucks nail art.

These were done aaages ago! Maybe July or August? I like them because they were a huge improvement on my last ones and because I loved having shoes on the end of my fingers!

11. Tribal nail art.

A more simple Tribal design that has some awesome colours :).

12. Overalls nail art.

I just think these are adorable! They weren't even that hard to do either, which was a bonus :)

My blogging goals for 2013 are:

• Reach 150,000 pageviews (dreaming big here!).
• Get better at painting on fine lines.
• Take better care of my brushes!
• Take more consistant photos - new light box, same hand position each time etc... just makes it more professional.
• Review more NZ and Aussie polishes. I just like the closer to home stuff! 
• Try out more Indie polishes - I barely have any :o
• Be as original as I can.
• YouTube YouTube YouTube!!

Is anyone else doing something like this? If so, you can link to your post (normally I don't like this, but it's related so all good!) and/or list your blogging goals about it in the comments!